Hartshorn
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About
Bakers' Ammonia is a leavening ingredient called for in many old world recipes, especially those from Scandinavia. It is also called "hartshorn" literally the ground horn of a hart's (male deer's) antlers.
Information
Other names: Baker's Ammonia, Horn Salt, Hirschhorn Salt Ammonium Carbonate, Short Salt, Ammonium Bicarbonate
Translations: Brieža rags, Ανθρακικό αμμώνιο, Elnio ragai, هارتشورن, Јелењи рог, Corn de cerb, Jelenji rog, Chất nhung, אמוניה, Нашатырный спирт, Hertshoorn, 수사 슴의 뿔, 雄ジカの角, बारहसिंगे के सींग, Hjortetakk, Нашатирний спирт, 磠, HJORTHORN, Jelenji rog, Tanduk rusa, Еленов рог
Tasting Notes
Substitutes: 1 teaspoon baking powder per cup of flour